I wonder if anyone ever punched that guy for showing him off that way. The fat guy looks kinda unnerved.

Man.. I thought it was all real.. But that last 30 seconds.. it's mostly magic trick (underwear/scarves) and willing accomplices.

Maybe they are random audience, but they certainly KNOW the guy is fraking with their belt, suspenders, etc.

Like I said, don't you complain to me about the ending. The last bit with the underpants was obviously a magic trick, it's a variation of the Baffling Bra - Arno himself even talks about the trick. But everything else is all his own lifting off uncompliant audience members, not plants.

And obviously they know he's taking their stuff, he's quite upfront about it - the entertainment is how easily he does it without them being aware of when and how he does it.

Haha. That was cool. I hope those were real audience members and not actors.

looks real to me. close-up miss-direction, including quick touches to distract from what he's actually doing.

I call BS! Most of it is real, but go to 0:50 remaining.

CLEARLY that guy notices a man is undoing his belt. Sure, it's all part of a fun act, so what are you going to say, and it's done for the audience's benefit, but you can't tell me he honestly didn't notice being manhandled and another man playing near his crotch. You'd notice. He DOES notice.

I think it has already been established that the ending is just for laughs.

What about the shirt? It appears as though he actually took the guy's shirt off, and I'm not quite sure how he managed to do that.

Most people notice something is being stolen but very rarely are they aware of what it is. The trick is to make people think your going for a wallet or pen and then remove the belt, tie, or watever else is your target. I think people were aware something was being taken but noticed the wrong things.

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